How common is the surname Loring?

3,720 people in the United States had the surname Loring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,996 Americans. It ranked 8,802nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Loring?

Lisa Loring, American actress (1958–2023), followed by Teala Loring.

Where is the surname Loring most common?

Wikidata records people named Loring in the United States.

Is the surname Loring getting more or less common?

More common. 3,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,720 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Loring

A surname, carried by 3,720 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loring is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,720 people named Loring in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,996 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,596.

#8,802

rank among US surnames

3,720

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,441)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,799	Ober	3,724	82,907
#8,800	Belisle	3,722	82,952
#8,801	Vogler	3,721	82,974
#8,802	Loring	3,720	82,996
#8,805	Lambrecht	3,719	83,018

Who is named Loring

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Loring identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lorings

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisa Loring
American actress (1958–2023)
Teala Loring
American actress (1922-2007)
Lynn Loring
American actress and producer (1943–2023)
Gloria Loring
American singer and actress, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loring

Loring has the Soundex code L652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L652.

Questions

How common is the surname Loring?: 3,720 people in the United States had the surname Loring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,996 Americans. It ranked 8,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loring?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Loring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Loring?: Lisa Loring, American actress (1958–2023), followed by Teala Loring.
Where is the surname Loring most common?: Wikidata records people named Loring in the United States.
Is the surname Loring getting more or less common?: More common. 3,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,720 in 2010, up 3.4%.